Kato Tithorea
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| Kato Tithorea Κάτω Τιθορέα | |
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 Kato Tithorea's train station | |
| Location | |
  Kato Tithorea | |
| Coordinates | 38°36′N 22°43′E / 38.600°N 22.717°ECoordinates: 38°36′N 22°43′E / 38.600°N 22.717°E |
| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Administrative region: | Central Greece |
| Regional unit: | Phthiotis |
| Municipality: | Amfikleia-Elateia |
| Municipal unit: | Tithorea |
| Population statistics (as of 2001)[1] | |
| Community | |
| - Population: | 2,770 |
| Other | |
| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Auto: | ΜΙ |
Kato Tithorea (Greek: Κάτω Τιθορέα, before 1955: Κηφισοχώρι - Kifisochori[2]) is a town in Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amfikleia-Elateia, of which it is the seat.[3] Population 2,770 (2001). It is situated on the right bank of the river Cephissus and between the Parnassus and Kallidromo mountains, 11 km east of Amfikleia and 24 km northwest of Livadeia. Nearby places includes Panagitsa (northeast), Agia Paraskevi (southeast) and Tithorea (southwest). The town has a train station on the Athens-Thessaloniki main railway line. It is the birthplace of Filopimin Finos, the founder of Finos Film, a film production company that dominated the Greek film industry from 1943 to 1977.
References
- ↑ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 793 KB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
- ↑ Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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